Episode 021: What I Learned After 6 Months of Podcasting

The T.E.A. with Albie Knows

In the Fall of 2018 I had the crazy idea of rebranding The E-Design Experience and creating The Design Influence podcast. By the end of October, I’d secured nearly a dozen guests for the show and shortly after began batch recording the first season of solo episodes, guest conversations, and Q & A sessions.

While I had a general idea of what I wanted for the show and had sought some counsel from more seasoned podcasters, I really and truly had no idea what I’d gotten myself into. Sound familiar?

So what have I learned after 6 months, 21 episodes, 9 guests, and countless sleepless nights of podcasting?

Lesson #1 — podcasting is hard as hell

Lesson #2 — batching saves lives…and it save this show

Lesson #3 — things aren’t always as people make them seem

Lesson #4 — perfection is truly paralyzing

Lesson #5 — always have a back up that is familiar and reliable

Lesson #6 — the women in this industry are phenomenal

Lesson #7 — I hate the sound of my own voice but I love talking to you

Lesson #8 — consistency is personal and mental

I don’t say any of this to tell you to run out and start a podcast — because I do believe it isn’t for everyone! — but I do believe that we all have passions and dreams and big ideas that deserve to be explored.

BET ON YOURSELF...

Start the blog.

Buy the course.

Record the podcast.

Write the book.

Take the trip.

Whatever it is that’ll take your dream from dream to reality, bet on yourself and make it happen. I did. And I have a lifetime of lessons with zero regrets to show for it.

While this may be the final episode of the season, this isn’t the end of the road for us — not even close!

This summer The Influence Directory will be opening up with two new courses.

For more information and enrollment you can head over to www.thedesigninfluence.com/directory. There, you’ll also be able to see what else is coming plus make course suggestions!

At the end of every guest episode, I asked them what’s been influencing them lately. Here’s my answer to that question — you. Every email, DM, request, comment, and review influences that next step in my own designpreneur journey.

Thank you for being my influencers.

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Episode Resources

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Episode 005: Creating Content & Getting Paid With Affiliate Marketing and Sponsored Content

Coming This Summer In The Influence Directory:

• Pre-Enrollment Now Open: Affiliate Marketing Decoded

• Pre-Enrollment Now Open: Unlocking Presentation Tools

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